Readers respond: What was your favourite trend from the ’70s?
From knee-high boots and hot pants to mullets and psychedelic shirts, the ’70s saw some wild fashion trends.
We asked our readers what their favourite trends were from that groovy decade and your answers didn’t disappoint.
Take a trip down memory lane and check out some of the best responses you shared.
Halina O’Neill - Mini skirts and flares and a good body to carry them.
Shirley Hawthorne - Definitely hot pants, knee-high lace-up boots and mini skirts.
Kirsteen Collison - For men: high-waisted pants with a polo shirt tucked in. For the girls: Levis with off the shoulder shirts.
Jeanette Callaghan - Hot pants and knee-high lace-up boots. Very stylish. I have a pic of me wearing these and no I’m not sharing it.
Margaret Mclean - Tennis jumpers and box pleat skirts.
Kathleen Stipek - Jeans, jeans, jeans. I was almost killed by a pair of platform shoes.
Madonna Simon - High-waisted flares, high high platforms and my afro.
Stuart Kerr - Low cut hipster jeans & black pointy toe boots, a singlet top, tattoos, & long hair with a mullet.
Willi Russell - I loved my hot pants and mini skirts… and most clothing was in psychedelic patterns and bright happy colours.
Debbie Regan - Bell bottoms, hot pants, platform cork shoes, peroxide bleached mullet hair.
Janice Hunter - Whatever my mum dressed me in whether I liked it or not 😂😂😂.
Frank LaFountaine - Alligator cowboy boots.
Yvonne Robinson - Farah Fawcett hairstyle. Loved it!
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